Can you start a sentence with so?

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You can start sentences with the word "so"; there is no meaningful
rule against it. For example:
So dense was the undergrowth that John was lost in it within five
minutes.

Many professors have agreed that reading papers with sentences that
begin with "So..." says this student was not taught PROPER English,
but that is only their opinion. The sentence above is like poetry
-and in poetry or descriptive writing, we NEED to heighten the
characteristics of what we are talking about -the subject (the
subject in the above sentence: 'the undergrowth'; the description:
'so dense'. In that sentence, with using 'so', it is
fine...actually wonderful...pleasing to the reader (I knew how
dense the undergrowth was before I knew that John spent five
minutes in it..and I was able to visualize this better)

Go back to First grade for a moment and think about how you would
talk to a five or six year old to excite them. Perhaps something
like, "The oceanic habitat is home to millions of sea
creatures-even sharks!" (I'm letting students know about the ocean
-like the initial sentence let me know about the undergrowth -I, as
would a five or six year old, would be intrigued.) Then I would
say, "Oceans cover seventy-five percent of our Earth!" (Kids would
think about how high of a number that is and be amazed-even more
excited, and perhaps be able to visualize an imaginative sight of
all of those fish and sharks covering MOST of the world! ....like
in the initial sentence when I found out that John was lost in five
minutes-because of how dense the overgrowth was.)

Now, if you're still with me, here are some examples of when to use
the English 'so' at the beginning of a sentence.

-When writing poetry: "So lovely were the lavender lilacs, I could
only breathe in a sweet smell."
-when making an impression on informational essay writing (THIS IS
ONLY OKAY 1-2 TIMES) "So these colonies stood strong, just as our
America has become."
-when giving speeches (also, see above) "So I say to all my family
and friends, take my words and think of them when the sun stops
shining so brightly!"

Yes, you can. Here are a few examples: -- At what theater is "The Lion King" being performed? -- At what time do you have to take your medicine? -- At the age of seventeen, h…e left home. -- At least it is summer now and you don't have to take a coat. .
Yes, you can. Here are a few examples: -- At what theater is "The Lion King" being performed? -- At what time do you have to take your medicine? -- At the age of seventeen, he left home. -- At least it is summer now and you don't have to take a coat. .
Yes, you can. Here are a few examples: -- At what theater is "The Lion King" being performed? -- At what time do you have to take your medicine? -- At the age of seventeen, he left home. -- At least it is summer now and you don't have to take a coat.

Sure. Am I wrong? That is an example. Am I interrupting something? That is another. Well, that is not strictly true, that is starting a question with 'Am', okay a question i…s a type of sentence. But you cannot start a statement with 'Am', the word should be spelt I'm.

Yes, it is perfectly correct. For example: 'So sleepy had we become that we dozed off in the car on the way home.' 'So much for wanting to help customers set up new business…es: my bank manager threw me out!' 'So we'll go no more a-roving' (Byron). 'So long as you are back by midnight, you may go to the party.' 'So, what happens now?'